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Different kinds of information are good for certain tasks.

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1
Microfilm is a format that is on reels that play on machines. Is it still used?
No, microfilm images and text aren’t clear to see or print.
Yes, microfilm can last up to 750 years with years of info.
No, because libraries let the reels get dusty and lock them.
No, because it needs to be loaded onto a machine.
2
Two types of information are often in libraries: newspapers & reference books.
Experts write newspaper articles, not reference books.
Reference books are published daily. Newspapers are not.
Newspapers have general info. Reference books have news.
Newspapers use journalists; Reference books subject experts.
3
Popular magazines like “People” offer information that’s different from an academic journal.
Popular magazines have entertainment, not academic research
Popular magazines almost never have ads, but journals do.
Pop magazines are good because they have citations.
Some popular magazines are peer-reviewed by experts.
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Primary and secondary sources of information are used by researchers. When would they be used?
Secondary aren't reliable; thus the name secondary sources.
Secondary sources are often interviews with people.
Primary sources are originals; Secondary analyze them.
Primary sources are best and found on most websites.